2015 Colorado Extended Cab, Long Box LT RWD
This new Colorado is a much improved than its processor will tow 1,000 more weight than our Kodiak can max out at 6,000 and that is 7000 with a 2 wheel drive extended cab v6 with towing package to g...
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I drove the first one in California today (according to the GM guys). It was a GMC Canyon CC SB AUTO 3.6, all blinged out. My take on it is that the interior and infotainment system on the upper trim level is SWEET, and it looks great on the outside. The power is adequate, but nothing special or particularly exciting -- it's a little better than the V6 in the Tacoma. The transmission was good, but a bit aggressive on the upshifting for my taste. It was VERY quiet with a compliant ride.
There were 2 negatives though -- #1 is that the tailgate on the truck I drove did not lower enough to be completely flat for some reason. I asked the GM guy why and he had no idea what was up with that. Hopefully this is configurable or a defect or it would be really strange and would definitely compromise functionality. Makes no sense to me. Of course one of the GM guys also told me that the truck has a 7,000 lb PAYLOAD, so they weren't exactly up on the facts and clearly didn't know much about trucks in general.
The second was that the suspension tuning seemed a bit off. It would bounce and wallow sideways on bigger bumps, exactly like my 2002 Tacoma did. That was super annoying but was easily corrected with shocks and an aftermarket sway bar on the Toyota.
After that I drove a Silverado 2500 6.0 gasser and it seemed much better sorted in the suspension department so I know I wasn't imagining things.
This was a GM test drive event and strangely I seemed to be the only person interested in driving the Canyon, but that's probably because they had Camaro's, Corvette's, and my favorite the CTS-V on hand as well.
There were 2 negatives though -- #1 is that the tailgate on the truck I drove did not lower enough to be completely flat for some reason. I asked the GM guy why and he had no idea what was up with that. Hopefully this is configurable or a defect or it would be really strange and would definitely compromise functionality. Makes no sense to me. Of course one of the GM guys also told me that the truck has a 7,000 lb PAYLOAD, so they weren't exactly up on the facts and clearly didn't know much about trucks in general.
The second was that the suspension tuning seemed a bit off. It would bounce and wallow sideways on bigger bumps, exactly like my 2002 Tacoma did. That was super annoying but was easily corrected with shocks and an aftermarket sway bar on the Toyota.
After that I drove a Silverado 2500 6.0 gasser and it seemed much better sorted in the suspension department so I know I wasn't imagining things.
This was a GM test drive event and strangely I seemed to be the only person interested in driving the Canyon, but that's probably because they had Camaro's, Corvette's, and my favorite the CTS-V on hand as well.
